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Lijjat Chana Masala is a traditional Indian spice blend marketed as a convenience cooking mix for home cooks who want to prepare Chana Pindi quickly. The product's label ingredients read as a recipe list (black chana, onion, tomatoes, spinach, methi leaves, etc.) rather than the isolated masala constituents, which makes full formulation transparency limited; however, what is declared is largely whole-food in nature with no artificial colours, preservatives, or synthetic flavours. The most important caveat for any consumer is the exceptionally high sodium content of 712 mg per 100 g — already above the SafeShelf per-serving ceiling even at a 100 g serve — which makes this product one that people managing hypertension, kidney disease, or heart conditions should approach very carefully. On the positive side, the declared nutritional values show a remarkable dietary fibre content (29.8 g/100 g) and a respectable plant-protein figure (14.5 g/100 g), consistent with a chickpea-containing formulation. The single most useful takeaway: this is a largely clean-label, traditionally made spice blend, but its sodium load demands restraint in portion size especially for at-risk groups.
